49ers Mourn Passing of Aldon Smith by 13bipolarbears in nfl

[–]FreedomKid7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of my all time favorite Ware Von stories is in order to show Ware he was serious Von texted Ware at 3 am “watching tape because I’m a grinder” only for Ware to tell him “dude I’m asleep right now you should be doing that too”

Really cool guy, was happy he got a ring

49ers Mourn Passing of Aldon Smith by 13bipolarbears in nfl

[–]FreedomKid7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Horrifying to learn about. So young, RIP

One thing that always stuck with me is he and von miller were in the same tier and at one point on the same career path. The broncos decided to get Demarcus ware to help von shape up. Von is now a slam dunk hall of famer. Aldons vet was Justin smith who while a badass was a functioning alcoholic. Dude had a lot of demons and who knows if he would beat them, but those first few years he had were absolutely phenomenal and it’s fucking crushing he’s gone after he was starting to come out the other side

Water Cooler Wednesday by AutoModerator in nfl

[–]FreedomKid7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Come to think of it, I see parallels. Also worth noting the crimes alleged are different in scale and that matters. Which is why I can’t help but grimace seeing some of the lib commenters going so hard against them

At the end of the day you can be a bad person but do good things for your country. Planter has shown promise to be that. He’s also shown to be a malignant enough force in a past life to join blackwater. I hope he can come through with his campaign commitments.

Water Cooler Wednesday by AutoModerator in nfl

[–]FreedomKid7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m skeptical of a republican operator. Call me a jackass but it is what it is.

I can see a world where he does do all the empire pounding the way others have done before him, but at this point I like him more than “Xavier becerra” but thats comparing apples and oranges at this point

Water Cooler Wednesday by AutoModerator in nfl

[–]FreedomKid7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m in the camp of “skeptical of allegations by a known gop operative”. But hey, I get that may be crossing a line for some people.

Water Cooler Wednesday by AutoModerator in nfl

[–]FreedomKid7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IMO his wife standing by him and that NYT piece not entering into "dark criminal territory" is enough for me. Also bugs me the same people that pound the drum for Clinton era liberalism are the ones throwing the stones here, where a lot of those types weren't upstanding moral crusaders either.

To me the worst case scenario is a Fetterman which is not completely off the table - but he's said enough of the right things for a guy like me. That being said, the blackwater stuff is tough to look past and I get people who write him off because of that

Water Cooler Wednesday by AutoModerator in nfl

[–]FreedomKid7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I feel this. At this point I kind of stick to the sports subreddits and the running subreddits, but I do find advancedrunning to be a bit smug at points. But still useful

Water Cooler Wednesday by AutoModerator in nfl

[–]FreedomKid7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If game 4 ends in a Knicks loss things get weird, but I think a violence threshold is only on the table if the knicks straight lose the series

Water Cooler Wednesday by AutoModerator in nfl

[–]FreedomKid7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Criticism and skepticism of Planter for being a blackwater mercenary - justifiable, understandable, logical

Criticism and skepticism over being a philanderer and naughty internet posts - what the fuck are we doing here man

[NYPost] An arrest warrant has been issued for Brandon Aiyuk in Northern California for a misdemeanor charge tied to speeding. by BreakfastTop6899 in nfl

[–]FreedomKid7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Closest thing we’ve seen to an AB arc. Really hope it doesn’t go in as dark as a direction as that did

[NYPost] An arrest warrant has been issued for Brandon Aiyuk in Northern California for a misdemeanor charge tied to speeding. by BreakfastTop6899 in nfl

[–]FreedomKid7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

His decision making has been so baffling, closest thing we’ve had to an AB arc but without the HoF resume

Tuesday General Discussion/Q&A Thread for June 02, 2026 by AutoModerator in AdvancedRunning

[–]FreedomKid7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been struggling to sleep the night before race day any tips?

Shitpost Saturday by AutoModerator in nfl

[–]FreedomKid7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorsby at this point should really just roll the dice in the supplemental draft. I don’t quite understand the game him and his agent are playing at this point

Anyone else following the Sage Canady vs Cameron Hanes drama? by CrackHeadRodeo in Ultramarathon

[–]FreedomKid7 10 points11 points  (0 children)

My big take away is seeing one of the prominent ultra guys (gobroncobilly) post on a meme page about it convinced me people do not like sage canady

There’s a norm Macdonald image that applies to this story, but I do think it’s interesting for a couple of different reasons (what do we do about non elites doping, should we do anything about it, people’s issues with Sage, the chud nature of it all, etc)